Historical Events In December - 06

1849  On this day in history harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland   

1862  Pres Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux indians on December - 06.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Deveaux's Neck, SC   

1865  On December - 06 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery   

1865  On December - 06 sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56   

1866  Chicago water supply tunnel 3,227 m into Lake Michigan completed on this day in history.   

1867  On December - 06 giovanni Pacini, composer, dies at 71   

1869  On December - 06 jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/author (People's Welfare), dies at 54   

1870  On December - 06 joseph H Rainey, first black in the House of Reps (SC)   

1870  Joseph H Rainey, 1st black in House of Reps (SC) on December - 06.   

1870  On December - 06 william S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds)   

1872  On this day in history william S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954   

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer on this day in history.   

1872  William S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star: Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954 on this day in history.   

1873  1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1 on this day in history.   

1873  Manuel Acuna, Mexican poet (Ante un Cadaver), dies at 24 on December - 06.   

1875  44th Congress (1875-77) convenes on December - 06.   

1876  On this day in history city of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time   

1876  The first crematorium in US begins operation, Washington PA on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history 1st crematorium in US begins operation, Washington, Penn   

1877  On this day in history thomas Edison demonstrates the first gramophone, with a recording of himself reciting 'Mary Had A Little Lamb'   

1877  On December - 06 washington Post publishes first edition   

1877  On December - 06 1st sound recording made (Thomas Edison)   

1880  On this day in history the Edmonton Bulletin, the first newspaper in Edmonton and in the province of Alberta begins publication   

1882  On this day in history atmosphere of Venus detected during transit   

1882  A Trollope, writer, dies on December - 06.   

1884  Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Washington DC on December - 06.   

1884  Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC on December - 06.   

1884  On this day in history rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44)   

1885  On this day in history albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General)   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) on this day in history.   

1887  Joseph Lamb, composer on December - 06.   

1889  On December - 06 jefferson Davis, Pres of Confederate States (1861-5), dies at 81   

1892  The birth of Sir Osbert Sitwell, British Writer on December - 06.   

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0846  On December - 06 birth of hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)   

1285  On December - 06 birth of king Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)   

1421  On this day in history birth of henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)   

1478  On December - 06 birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

1550  Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born on December - 06.   

1586  Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1670) was born on December - 06.   

1608  George Monck/Monk, English general/gov of Scotland was born on this day in history.   

1637  Sir Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (d. 1714) was born on December - 06.   

0343  On December - 06 death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1352  Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies on this day in history.   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48   

1562  On this day in history jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies   

1598  On this day in history elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78   

1618  Death of Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556) on this day in history.